And she knows the real heartbreak of financial problems after her parents’ home in Carnousite was repossessed when their business ran into difficulty.

Mum and dad Ian and Brenda now live in a caravan – but they will soon be able to afford a mansion after their super-wealthy daughter vowed to treat them.

“This money has come at the right time for us and is going to benefit the whole family,” beamed mum-of-two Gillian, who works night shifts as a children’s ward healthcare assistant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

The couple added that it was important to them to use the money to help others, saying they would look to help children’s charities.